Ringwood in the News

Historic manor open for botanical garden tours

Mar. 29, 2018RINGWOOD - The Skylands Manor at the New Jersey State Botanical Garden will be open for guided tours through the first floor beginning Sunday, April 8 and May 13. Tours will begin at 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 45-minute guided tours of Skylands Manor’s history and architecture are conducted by NJBG volunteer docents....

Feb. 24, 2018RINGWOOD - At Club Sippy Cup, “nobody puts baby in the corner” takes on a whole new meaning. With disco balls, strobe lights and bubbles, the dance party had all the makings of your typical club – except most of the partygoers have only recently left their strollers behind....

Adorable Goats Bring Zen To Ringwood Yoga Class

Jan. 21, 2018RINGWOOD – Tyler Morella of Ringwood believes it is hard to be in a bad mood when his goats are around. Add those goats to a yoga class, and it is nearly impossible to be down. “When they are around, you can’t help but smile,” said Morella, watching his four Nigerian dwarf goats weave between a group of roughly 20 people on yoga mats at the New Weis Center for Education, Arts and Recreation in Ringwood Saturday morning....

DEP's New App Helps Hikers Navigate Ringwood, West Milford Trails

Nov. 16, 2017RINGWOOD - Visitors to New Jersey State Parks – including those in Ringwood, West Milford and Mahwah – now have a new tool to help them navigate the terrain. The New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry officially launched a new smart device app Thursday to help users make detailed plans tailored to trails, activities and terrain....

New Book Grants Inside-Look At Ringwood’s Historic Estates

Nov. 11, 2017RINGWOOD - An award-winning photographer and a local historian have teamed together to grant readers an inside-look at the grand manors of Ringwood. Photographer and philanthropist Ken Carroll and former Ringwood historian Elbertus Prol have released a 140-page coffee table book entitled, Great Estates of Ringwood....

Ringwood Borough has a rich history

Oct. 27, 2017Nestled in the Ramapo Mountains and stretched across 28 square miles of land and lakes, Ringwood Borough is known as the "heart of the highlands" in Passaic County. It is an oasis of open space amidst some of the more developed and populated towns around it, with just over 12,000 residents of its own.....

Harlem Wizards to headline Ringwood schools fundraiser

Oct. 18, 2017RINGWOOD — The local educational foundation is aiming big and tall for its next fundraiser. Next month, the borough nonprofit benefiting local educators is bringing the Harlem Wizards basketball team to Lakeland Regional High School for a game against Ringwood school district staff.....

Ringwood schools to refinance debt, save $300K

Oct. 12, 2017RINGWOOD — School district officials voted to refinance $10 million in outstanding debt in December, a move they say will save taxpayers an average of $20,000 per year over the next 15 years......